Artist Recovery Podcast
Artist Recovery Podcast is Bringing Light to the Darkside of Art. I’m Rich Wright, your host — and here we're redefining recovery as Renewal, Resilience and Creative Transformation. Because for artists, it’s more than survival… it’s Remembering.
This show is about the real journey of being a working creative — the highs, the lows, the pivots, and the reinventions that shape who we are. Together we’ll explore how setbacks can spark transformation, how loss can open new paths, and how resilience fuels the heart of every artist’s story.
If you’ve ever faced doubt, setback, or the call to reinvent yourself, you’re in the right place. Let’s recover — and create — together.”
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Episodes
73 episodes
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 21 | From CNN to Fiction: John DeDakis on Writing, Grief & Healing
What happens when a 25-year CNN veteran, a former White House correspondent who interviewed both Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, a decorated thriller novelist, and a grief-through-writing advocate all walk into the same conversation? You get Jo...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 20 | From Addiction to Agency: Grant Curtis's Creative Comeback
What does it look like when a creative director loses everything at the height of his career and builds something better on the other side of sobriety? In this episode, Rich Wright sits down with Grant Curtis, founder of Curtis Cre...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 19 | Lucinda Sage-Midgorden: When Story Becomes the Healing Path
What happens when a life spent observing, feeling, and questioning everything becomes the very foundation of a creative calling? In this episode, Rich Wright sits down with Lucinda Sage-Midgorden, a storyteller, educator, author, po...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 18 | Amy L. Bernstein: Wrangling Doubt to Reclaim Your Creative Life
What happens when a lifetime of being told "no" finally meets the one voice that says "yes, do it anyway"? In this conversation, Rich Wright sits down with author, book coach, and creativity mentor Amy L. Bernstein for a deeply honest and soulf...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 17 | Kirsten Rudberg: Banned, Becoming & the Art of Living Slant
What happens when the thing they punish you for turns out to be the very thing that saves you?Kirsten Rudberg: author, screenwriter, producer, and host of the Bite-Sized Blessings podcast has lived most of her life outrunning a label she di...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 16 | Paul Delaurier: Design, Healing & Walking out of the Dark.
What does it look like when a creative keeps building while quietly carrying the weight of imposter syndrome, a fractured family foundation, and a soul still figuring out if it wants to stay?Paul Delaurier has spent decades answering that q...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 15 | From Queens to Global Boardrooms: Michael Wendroff's Full Circle
What happens when a boy raised between two worlds — a rabbi's son in an all-gentile neighborhood, a scholarship kid in the middle of Manhattan — refuses to stop learning, creating, and evolving?Michael Wendroff's story is exactly that kind ...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 14 | Julia Stege: How Authentic Branding Attracts Your Soul Tribe
What happens when a rebel artist stops fighting the system — and starts building her own?In this episode Rich Wright sits down with Julia Stege — pioneering graphic designer, branding artist, and creator of Magical Marketing — for a deeply ...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 13 | Jim Marshall: The Man Who Mapped Human Nature
What happens when a child with a photographic memory, ignored by his parents and silenced by nuns, decides to figure out the human race — on his own? You get Jim Marshall.In this episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 12 | From Bagels to Boardrooms: Jessica Rennard's Resale Revolution
What happens when a little girl who just wanted to please everyone grows up to help transform how an entire corner of an industry works? In this deeply personal episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with Jessica Ren...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 11 | Paul Pape: Santa for Nerds, Trauma Surviva, Gamifying Business
What happens when a kid who cried for three days because summer vacation started — ends up designing custom collectibles for Disney, The Tonight Show, and Nickelodeon from a basement in Nebraska? That's just the beginning of Paul Pape's story.<...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 10 | Laura Stanfill on Creativity, Courage & Finding Your Voice
What happens when a quiet, neurodivergent kid who couldn't raise her hand in class grows up to found a literary press, publish award-winning fiction, and write the novel she dreamed of since second grade? You get Laura Stanfill — and this conve...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 9 | Ray Hartjen on Multiple Myeloma, Music, Storytelling and Living
What happens when a lifelong storyteller is forced to confront his own mortality?In this powerful episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, Rich Wright sits down with musician, author, and cancer advocate Ray Hartjen — a man whose li...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 8 | Teri M Brown: From Shy Dreamer to 70+ Award-Winning Author
What if the very thing you thought was holding you back… was actually shaping your voice?In this powerful episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, Rich Wright sits down with award-winning historical fiction author Teri M Brown for a deeply h...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 7 | Diarra “Uncle P” Collazo on Hip Hop, Hustle & Building Culture
What happens when a fenced-in yard becomes a blueprint for building culture?In this powerful episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, Rich Wright sits down with Diarra “Uncle P” Collazo — veteran entertainment consulta...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 6 | Siquoyia Blue: Abstract Soul & Reclaiming Creative Power
What happens when a creative soul refuses to choose just one identity?In this deeply human episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with Siquoyia Blue—musician, author, technologist, entrepreneur, and self-describe...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 5 | Jimmy Garcia: Recovery, Resilience & Turning Pain into Purpose
What happens when recovery doesn’t just save your life—but reshapes your hands, your work, and your legacy?In this powerful episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with Jimmy Garcia, founder of Mean Mug Pistons, a...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Episode 4 | Sharon Neiss Arbess: Writing Resilience, Creativity & Courage
What happens when a creative spirit grows up surrounded by competition, comparison, and expectations—yet refuses to follow the status quo? In this deeply reflective episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with accompl...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 3 | Steve Sxaks: Punk, Purpose & Rebuilding Life Through Sound
In this deeply human episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with Steve Boehm, aka Steve Sxaks—a multi-hyphenate creator whose journey spans punk rock stages, underground hip-hop culture, military service, homelessnes...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 2 | Alexandra Beller: Dance, Belonging & the Power of Contradiction
In this deeply human and expansive conversation, Rich Wright sits down with Alexandra Beller—award-winning choreographer, educator, and former principal dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company—to explore what it truly means to li...
Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 1 | Clementine Moss: From Bonham to Buddha—Drumming, Spirit & Truth
What happens when hard rock meets stillness?When power, rhythm, and spiritual inquiry collide?In this deeply intimate episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with Clementine Moss—founding dr...
Artist Recovery Podcast Ep. 52 | Alli Koch: People-Pleasing, Perfection & Building a Creative Life
In this deeply human and unfiltered conversation, Rich Wright sits down with bestselling author, muralist, and creative entrepreneur Alli Koch for one of the most honest Artist Recovery Podcast episodes to date.Known for her iconic black-an...
Artist Recovery Podcast Ep. 51 | Liz Mugavero: Writing Through Trauma, Faith, & Finding Your Voice
Some artists are born knowing exactly who they are — and then spend a lifetime being told not to trust it. In this deeply honest and soul-forward episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with bestselling mystery author...
Artist Recovery Podcast Ep. 50 | "From Foster Care to Finding My Voice with Purpose - Tony Kessel
Some stories don’t start with a spotlight. They start with being forgotten.In this deeply honest episode of the Artist Recovery Podcast, host Rich Wright sits down with musician, author, National Guard service member, and mental healt...
ARtist Recovery Podcast Ep. 49 | Aimee Carlson on The Color of Reinvention: How I turned Healing, Art, and Womanhood Into a New Beginning
In this deeply human and beautifully unfolding conversation, the Artist Recovery Podcast welcomes Aimee Carlson — artist, seeker, former educator, long-distance runner, yoga teacher, and founder of the SheForce movement — for a ...